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President Park Promises To Strengthen Earthquake Preparations in South Korea

Sep 13, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

President Park Promises To Strengthen Earthquake Preparations in South Korea

South Korean president Park Geun-hye promised to strengthen earthquake preparations by equipping key facilities with nuclear reactors that will withstand earthquakes.

South Korea’s Unemployment Rate Rises by 3.8 Percent in August

Sep 13, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korea’s Unemployment Rate Rises by 3.8 Percent in August

South Korea's unemployment rate increased by 3.8 Percent in August compared from the previous data last year.

South Korean Golfer 'Kim In-kyung' wins at Ladies European Tour in Germany

Sep 12, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

South Korean Golfer, Kim In-kyung, Wins at Ladies European Tour in Germany

Kim In-Kyung won the ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters tournament at the Golf Club Hubbelrath located in Dusseldorf, Germany.

North Korea announces successful fifth nuke test.

Sep 11, 2016 PM EDT - Agatha Austria

North Korea Outrages International Communities Again with Fifth Nuke Tes

North Korea disclosed on its state-run TV program that its fifth nuclear test was successfully conducted.

A woman watches a television screen showing an image of Kim Jong Un, leader of North Korea, center, during a news broadcast on North Korea's nuclear test at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. North Korea conducte

Sep 11, 2016 PM EDT - YuGee

North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Test Assumed to be the Strongest Yet

On Friday morning, North Korea carried out its fifth nuclear test and declared that they have a weapon light and small enough to be mounted atop a ballistic missile, according to a report from the KoreaJoongAng Daily.

JAPAN - MAY 02: A man looks at NHN Corp.'s NAVER homepage on a computer in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, May 2, 2008. NHN Corp.is the operator of South Korea's most-used Web search engine. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Sep 11, 2016 PM EDT - YuGee

'Boob Job' One of Top Internet Searches Amidst North Korea's Fifth Nuclear Test

Seems like North Korea’s missile provocations and nuclear tests do not greatly affect its South Korean neighbors as “boob job” came in as one of the top Internet searches on Friday amidst the North’s latest nuclear test, a report from the Korea Times stated.

YG Entertainment To Host ‘Walking Festival’ With UNICEF Korea

Sep 11, 2016 PM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

YG Entertainment To Host ‘Walking Festival’ With UNICEF Korea

YG Entertainment will host a "Walking Festival" together with UNICEF Korea to help malnourished children around the world as part of their 20th anniversary celebration.

Kim Jong-Un issues ban on sarcasm.

Sep 09, 2016 AM EDT - Agatha Austria

North Korea Forbids Sarcasm

Chairman Kim Jong-un issued ban on sarcasm in North Korea.

SK New Sports Minister Pledge Support For PyeongChang Winter Games

Sep 09, 2016 AM EDT - Karen Lydelle Linaja

SK New Sports Minister Pledges Support For PyeongChang Winter Games

South Korea's newly appointed Sports minister pledged full support for the successful PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018.

Photo taken June 22, 2016, in Beijing shows an informal security meeting attended by senior diplomats from six countries involved in talks on North Korea's nuclear program. For the first time since 2012, Pyongyang sent its officials to the Northeast Asia

Sep 11, 2016 PM EDT - YuGee

East Asia Summit Asks North Korea to Relinquish Nuclear Program

On Thursday, the East Asia Summit (EAS) adopted a statement asking North Korea to abandon its missile and nuclear programs following South Korean President Park Geun Hye's call for “unequivocal words and actions” against the provocations from the North.

(Photo by: Chung Sung Jun / Getty Images News) South Korean President Park Geun Hye will engage in diplomatic efforts to that aim to keep Pyongyang from possible launching long-range rocket.

Sep 08, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

Park Asks ASEAN to Oppose North Korea's Nuclear and Missile Provocations

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye stepped up her diplomacy on Wednesday to counter North Korea's nuclear threats by encouraging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to go against the North's psychological warfare through “unequivocal words and actions.”

This file photo taken in July 2013 shows a Scud-type missile featured in a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. Following North Korea's launch of three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on July 19, 2016, the U.S. Strategic

Sep 08, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

North Korea to Further Boost Its Nuclear Force

On Wednesday, North Korea said it rejects the statement of the UN Security Council which condemns the country's newest missile launches. It also claims that the statement is a violation of the country's sovereignty and promises to continue empowering its nuclear weapons and arsenal.

The MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system stands on display at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. The exhibition runs through Oct. 25. Photographer: Se

Sep 08, 2016 AM EDT - YuGee

2016 Defense Expo Korea Kicks Off

The 2016 Defense Expo Korea (DX Korea), South Korea's largest weaponry exhibition, kicked off on Wednesday. The event was hosted by the Association of the Republic of Korea Army and supported by the Ministry of National Defense.

 U.S. Judge Gives Hanjin Shipping a Reprieve Allowing Ships to Dock (Photo Credit: Ed Jones, Getty Images)

Sep 08, 2016 AM EDT - Bien R. Gruba III

U.S. Judge Gives Hanjin Shipping a Reprieve Allowing Ships to Dock

Korean shipping line Hanjin Shipping received a shot in the arm on Tuesday from a U.S. judge who extended bankruptcy protections to the struggling company so that its ships can dock at U.S. ports without fear creditors will try to take actions against the ships as they have in other countries according to Reuters.

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